Help protect domesticated US horses from slaughter

We managed to stop the wild mustang slaughter, but now this is about
*domesticated* horses!!!!

I thought you might be interested in this HSUS campaign to protect horses
from slaughter. We don't eat horsemeat but tens of thousands of American
horses are shipped under inhumane conditions and suffer a terrible fate at
one of three foreign-owned slaughterhouses in the U.S. Former show horses,
thoroughbreds, ponies, foals, wild horses, pregnant mares from the Premarin
industry and any other kind of horse you can imagine are put through this
brutal process all so that their meat can be shipped overseas to foreign
markets for diners in Europe and Asia.

This isn't how we want our horses treated but we have a chance to stop it.
We expect a vote to happen on the House floor on June 8 or 9 that could ban
this terrible practice. Please ask your U.S. Representative to vote YES on
the Sweeney-Spratt Agriculture Appropriations amendment to prevent tax
dollars from being used to allow horse slaughter. The vote is coming quickly
so please don't delay. Go to this link and take action now.

https://community.hsus.org/campaign/...=vdz-mx713z3rW


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On Mon, 06 Jun 2005 16:06:51 GMT, "Magic Mood Jeep©"
yodeled:

We managed to stop the wild mustang slaughter, but now this is about
*domesticated* horses!!!!

I thought you might be interested in this HSUS campaign to protect horses
from slaughter. We don't eat horsemeat but tens of thousands of American
horses are shipped under inhumane conditions and suffer a terrible fate at
one of three foreign-owned slaughterhouses in the U.S. Former show horses,
thoroughbreds, ponies, foals, wild horses, pregnant mares from the Premarin
industry and any other kind of horse you can imagine are put through this
brutal process all so that their meat can be shipped overseas to foreign
markets for diners in Europe and Asia.

This isn't how we want our horses treated but we have a chance to stop it.
We expect a vote to happen on the House floor on June 8 or 9 that could ban
this terrible practice. Please ask your U.S. Representative to vote YES on
the Sweeney-Spratt Agriculture Appropriations amendment to prevent tax
dollars from being used to allow horse slaughter. The vote is coming quickly
so please don't delay. Go to this link and take action now.

https://community.hsus.org/campaign/...=vdz-mx713z3rW


I'm on it. Thanks again.



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There has been an Illinois senator trying to stall this bill FOREVER. There
are TWO slaughter houses in the US, both foreign owned. This is just SO
important. I hope you all take a look. Here is more info to help you
understand this issue (including nixing the idea that there is horsemeat in
petfood so somewhat on topic). If anything, horse slaughter leads to
thievery. Recently a thirteen year old girl's prize pony was stolen from her
pasture and SOLD for slaughter. This practice must stop:

FACTS ABOUT HORSE SLAUGHTER

* Last year three foreign-owned slaughter plants cruelly slaughtered more
than 65,000 horses for human consumption in Europe and Asia. Tens of
thousands more of America's horses were exported and slaughtered in other
countries.
* Slaughter is NOT humane euthanasia. Horses suffer horribly on the way to
and during slaughter.
* Passage of the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act (AHSPA) will reduce
animal suffering - hence its wide support throughout the equestrian and
veterinary world, as well as the humane community.
* Americans overwhelmingly support an end to horse slaughter for human
consumption (recent polls from Kentucky, Texas and Utah respectively show
that 82, 72 and 69 percent of those questioned oppose the practice). In
California, a 1998 ballot initiative (Prop. 6) banning horse slaughter for
human consumption passed with 60 percent of the vote.

1. Sick and old horses to slaughter

Question: Is it true that slaughter is only a last resort for infirm,
dangerous or no longer serviceable horses?

Answer: 92.3 percent of horses arriving at slaughter plants in this country
are in "good" condition, according to the US Department of Agriculture's
Guidelines for Handling and Transporting Equines to Slaughter.

2. Neglect and abuse

Question: Will horse abuse and neglect cases rise significantly following a
ban on slaughter?

Answer: There has been no documented rise in abuse and neglect cases in
California since the state banned horse slaughter for human consumption in
1998. There is no documented rise in Illinois following closure of the
state's only horse slaughter plant in 2002.

3. Cost of caring for "unwanted horses."

Question: If there is a ban on horse slaughter, will horse rescue and
retirement groups have the resources to take care of unwanted horses? Should
the government have to pay for the care of horses voluntarily given up by
their owners?

Answer: Not every horse currently going to slaughter will need to be
absorbed into the rescue community - many will be sold to a new owner,
others will be kept longer and a licensed veterinarian will humanely
euthanize some. Opponents of this legislation admit passage of the bill will
not necessarily lead to an increase in the number of horses sent to rescue
facilities, precisely because humane euthanasia is so widely used. It is not
the government's responsibility to provide for the care of horses
voluntarily given up by their owners, as these animals are private property.
Hundreds of horse rescue organizations operate around the country, and
additional facilities are being established (a list is available).

4. A safe and humane solution for sick, old and unwanted horses

Question: If slaughter is not an option, what will we do with sick, old and
"unwanted horses?"

Answer: Approximately 690,000 horses die annually in this country (10
percent of an estimated population of 6.9 million) and the vast majority are
not slaughtered, but euthanized and rendered or buried without any negative
environmental impact instead. Humane euthanasia and carcass disposal is
highly affordable and widely available. The average cost of having a horse
humanely euthanized and safely disposing of the animal's carcass is
approximately $225, while the average monthly cost of keeping a horse is
approximately $200.

5. Export of horses for slaughter abroad

Question: If there is a ban on horse slaughter in the United States, will
there be an increase in the export of horses for foreign slaughter? Will
horses suffer from longer transport for slaughter in countries where there
may be weaker welfare laws?

Answer: Horse slaughter has declined dramatically in the United States over
the past decade, but there has been no correlating increase in the number of
American horses exported for slaughter abroad. Further, the AHSPA prohibits
the export of horses for slaughter abroad, and contains clear enforcement
and penalty provisions to prevent this from happening. Risk of federal
prosecution and the high costs associated with illegally transporting horses
long distances for slaughter abroad are strong deterrents.

6. Standards of care at sanctuaries and rescue organizations

Question: Is it true no standards exist for horse rescue facilities that
take unwanted horses?

Answer: The Doris Day Animal League and the Animal Welfare Institute
published "Basic Guidelines for Operating an Equine Rescue or Retirement
Facility" in 2004. Additionally, the Association of Sanctuaries and the
American Sanctuaries Association provide accreditation programs, a code of
ethics and guidelines for the operation of sanctuaries and rescue
organizations. Horse rescue groups must also provide for the welfare of
horses in their custody in compliance with state and local animal welfare
laws.

7. Use of horsemeat in pet food

Question: If there is a ban on horse slaughter, will horsemeat no longer be
available for pet food?

Answer: There is no horsemeat in pet food. This practice stopped decades ago
and has some connection to the enactment of protections for America's wild
horses in 1971. The US public and Congress were outraged to learn federal
agencies were rounding up and allowing the exploitation and slaughter of
these national treasures for items such as pet food. Some by-products of the
horse slaughter industry are used in various consumer items, but they are
derived from the rendering (a different process than slaughter and not
affected by the AHSPA) of dead horses and other animals.

Magic Mood Jeep© wrote:

We managed to stop the wild mustang slaughter, but now this is about
*domesticated* horses!!!!

I thought you might be interested in this HSUS campaign to protect horses
from slaughter. We don't eat horsemeat

Are you sure? I thought some of the Western states did!
(During WW2 for certain, but I thought it was still true.)

EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:
Magic Mood Jeep© wrote:

We managed to stop the wild mustang slaughter, but now this is about
*domesticated* horses!!!!

I thought you might be interested in this HSUS campaign to protect
horses from slaughter. We don't eat horsemeat

Are you sure? I thought some of the Western states did!
(During WW2 for certain, but I thought it was still true.)

If they do, it's a rarity - can't buy horsemeat in stores, so they would
have to butcher it themselves. Plus, WWII was 60+ years ago - times have
changed! See Karen's posting with some of the more pertinate facts.

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Magic Mood Jeep© wrote:

We managed to stop the wild mustang slaughter, but now this is about
*domesticated* horses!!!!

I thought you might be interested in this HSUS campaign to protect
horses
from slaughter. We don't eat horsemeat

Are you sure? I thought some of the Western states did!
(During WW2 for certain, but I thought it was still true.)

No. They do not.

On Mon, 06 Jun 2005 16:06:51 GMT, "Magic Mood Jeep©"
wrote:

We managed to stop the wild mustang slaughter, but now this is about
*domesticated* horses!!!!

I thought you might be interested in this HSUS campaign to protect horses
from slaughter. We don't eat horsemeat but tens of thousands of American
horses are shipped under inhumane conditions and suffer a terrible fate at
one of three foreign-owned slaughterhouses in the U.S. Former show horses,
thoroughbreds, ponies, foals, wild horses, pregnant mares from the Premarin
industry and any other kind of horse you can imagine are put through this
brutal process all so that their meat can be shipped overseas to foreign
markets for diners in Europe and Asia.

Why not cattle too? Or pigs? There are places in the world where one
or the other of those is off the menu.

Something has to be done with surplus horses: I'd rather see a horse
eaten and give the grain it would have eaten just so it could be kept
alive when no longer needed, and the other food that people didn't
have to eat because they ate the horse to starving people somewhere.
Letting them live out useless lives then burying them is a total waste
of food, shelter, and burial ground.

And some people in the US *do* eat horse meat - I used to buy it
frozen in a grocery store for my cats - it's a bit dry for my taste.

Horse was on the human menu long before they were domesticated, and in
many horse raising places to this day.

To head off the argument that horses are kept as pets and cattle
aren't, keep in mind that most horses are not pets in the usual sense
and most cows raised as pets are raised for show, and the show
involves slautering the animal so the carcass can be judged.

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"Magic Mood Jeep©" wrote in message
news:vw_oe.28858$nG6.19076@attbi_s22...
We managed to stop the wild mustang slaughter, but now this is about
*domesticated* horses!!!!

I thought you might be interested in this HSUS campaign to protect horses
from slaughter. We don't eat horsemeat but tens of thousands of American
horses are shipped under inhumane conditions and suffer a terrible fate at
one of three foreign-owned slaughterhouses in the U.S. Former show horses,
thoroughbreds, ponies, foals, wild horses, pregnant mares from the
Premarin
industry and any other kind of horse you can imagine are put through this
brutal process all so that their meat can be shipped overseas to foreign
markets for diners in Europe and Asia.

This isn't how we want our horses treated but we have a chance to stop it.
We expect a vote to happen on the House floor on June 8 or 9 that could
ban
this terrible practice. Please ask your U.S. Representative to vote YES on
the Sweeney-Spratt Agriculture Appropriations amendment to prevent tax
dollars from being used to allow horse slaughter. The vote is coming
quickly
so please don't delay. Go to this link and take action now.

https://community.hsus.org/campaign/...=vdz-mx713z3rW

Glad and sad you posted this. I filled out the application to go to my
representative for the Sweeney-Spratt Agriculture Appropriations amendment,
but like a fool, I did a little research on horse slaughter. It's an awful,
awful thing to watch. I clicked on just one clip and stopped. But, you
know what made me the saddest? Watching a clip on two old friends (horses)
who were humanely put down at the end of their lives together. The vet(s)
were present, along with the owner(s)... and it was as peaceful as could
be... but I cried my eyes out anyway. My SIL has a horse farm in VA. We
went down several X-mas's ago for a "Norman Rockwell Christmas". The horses
were SO lovely!! And the personalities?? So unique and so spirited. I
never thought I would enjoy slinging horse doo on Christmas morning (staff
was off), but it was SO neat and rewarding.

This brought a new kind of pain to the "furrrrr" in me. ;o(

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